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A Persian Ambassador

Jacques Vigoureux - Duplessis French

1721

Not on view

In this fanciful scene, the Persian ambassador, Muhammad Reza Beg, stands at a carpet-draped balcony flanked by members of his entourage. Louis XIV’s 1715 reception of the Persians, held in the Hall of Mirrors, was modeled on the great embassy of Siam, which Vigoureux depicted in a companion painting.

A Persian Ambassador, Jacques Vigoureux - Duplessis (French, before ca. 1680–ca. 1732), Oil on canvas, French — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: A Persian Ambassador

Artist: Jacques Vigoureux - Duplessis (French, before ca. 1680–ca. 1732)

Date: 1721

Culture: French

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: Unframed: 63 × 55 1/8 in. (160 × 140 cm)
Framed: 87 13/16 × 68 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (223 × 173 × 12 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Institut de France, Abbaye Royale de Chaalis, Fontaine-Chaalis (MJAC-P 345)

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